Information on changes in children's health from 1948 in scotland
"In the 1940s diphtheria, rheumatic fever, measles and whooping cough were common, cancer was usually incurable, a child born with cystic fibrosis would rarely survive the early years of life and one in twenty children died in infancy. Well-structured public health and immunisation programmes, antibiotic treatment for bacterial infections, improved social and environmental circumstances and the wider benefits of advancing medical knowledge have individually and collectively transformed the pattern and frequency of childhood illnesses.
"The infant death rate has improved tenfold; previously common childhood illnesses are rare; over 75 per cent of children with cancer survive and the life expectancy of patients with cystic fibrosis is increasing significantly with every passing decade"
"The majority of children in hospital will now be cared for in dedicated facilities and by staff trained in the specific and different needs of a child. Importantly, the role of parents is increasingly recognised and it is now common not only for parents to stay in the hospital but for them also to be present, for example, when their child is given anaesthetic or wakes up in the recovery area – a much more child friendly NHS than in 1948!"
NHS History The NHS was born out of a long-held ideal that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth. When it was launched by the then minister of health, Aneurin Bevan, on July 5 1948, it was based on three core principles:
That it meet the needs of everyone
That it be free at the point of delivery
That it be based on clinical need, not ability to pay
These three principles have guided the development of the NHS over more than sixty years and remain at its core.
This Department of health site includes video with two case studies of the difference between non NHS and NHS for children: but no pause button so film with Flip an dthen replay to get words down.
"In the 1940s diphtheria, rheumatic fever, measles and whooping cough were common, cancer was usually incurable, a child born with cystic fibrosis would rarely survive the early years of life and one in twenty children died in infancy. Well-structured public health and immunisation programmes, antibiotic treatment for bacterial infections, improved social and environmental circumstances and the wider benefits of advancing medical knowledge have individually and collectively transformed the pattern and frequency of childhood illnesses.
"The infant death rate has improved tenfold; previously common childhood illnesses are rare; over 75 per cent of children with cancer survive and the life expectancy of patients with cystic fibrosis is increasing significantly with every passing decade"
"The majority of children in hospital will now be cared for in dedicated facilities and by staff trained in the specific and different needs of a child. Importantly, the role of parents is increasingly recognised and it is now common not only for parents to stay in the hospital but for them also to be present, for example, when their child is given anaesthetic or wakes up in the recovery area – a much more child friendly NHS than in 1948!"
NHS History
The NHS was born out of a long-held ideal that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth. When it was launched by the then minister of health, Aneurin Bevan, on July 5 1948, it was based on three core principles:
- That it meet the needs of everyone
- That it be free at the point of delivery
- That it be based on clinical need, not ability to pay
These three principles have guided the development of the NHS over more than sixty years and remain at its core.This Department of health site includes video with two case studies of the difference between non NHS and NHS for children: but no pause button so film with Flip an dthen replay to get words down.
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